Growing Toward Spiritual Maturity - Leadership Coaching

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2 Guest Assimilation Pathway: First Step (Free lunch, Q&A with the Lead Pastor) Rooted Study 10 weeks on Real Life faith essentials. LIFE group (small groups scattered) Serving in a ministry. | Page 2" Growing Toward Spiritual Maturity " Establishing Christian Disciplines Preface: This Spiritual Growth Track was developed in a devo:onal format for use in Small Groups. We desire that every member will be equipped to ac:vely contribute to the ongoing ministry of the church. It is an "every member a minister" ministry. This study is one of several that is designed to help believers grow to Spiritual Maturity in the context of small groups. We believe that the small group is the best environment for life transforma:on, transparency, and personal accountability. Believing that discipleship involves both a rela:onship and direc:on, our prayer is that these tools will assist many in obeying Jesus' command to make disciples of all na:ons.

3 | Page 3 Table of ContentsFaithfulness5 Availability11 Teachability19 Worship26 Witness34 Limi:ng Our Freedoms44 | Page 4 | Page 5FA I T H F U L N E S S Background for Our Study 2 Timothy 2:2 is a key verse in which Paul directs Timothy as to how to pass on the truths of the faith to succeeding genera:ons. He says, "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others." There are three ideas in this verse we want to focus upon as we begin our study. They are the important characteris:cs of faithfulness, availability and teach ability. The word "reliable" can be translated trustworthy or faithful. The phrase "you have heard me say in the presence.." speaks of availability and teach ability. These three words will be the basis of our first three studies in this series on Growing Toward Maturity .

4 What thoughts come to mind when you hear a person described as faithful? A faithful Chris:an is a dedicated believer who: loves the Lord with all his/her heart, all soul, all mind and all strength, priori:es are in order with God's purposes, willingness to follow Spiritual leaders in the ministry in which God is leading them. | Page 6 DAY 1 Week We Are to be Faithful How would you define "faithfulness? In the verses below, what reasons are we given to be faithful? Deuteronomy 7:9 Joshua 24:14 Is there a connec:on between healthy fear and faithfulness? Explain: 1 Samuel 12:24 1 Corinthians 4:2 How important is "faithfulness" in management? Why? What "true riches" has God given you to manage? Gala:ans 5:22 What is the connec:on between a person's "faithfulness" and "frui]ulness" as a Chris:an? 1 Samuel 26:23a Deuteronomy 11:13-15 Psalm 37:28 | Page 7Ma`hew 24:42-47 What is the benefit for the faithful, wise servant?

5 Are you ready? Rev. 2:10 Why did Jesus need to encourage the church in Smyrna to be faithful? What would Jesus say to Chris:ans in our culture about the obstacles in the way of faithfulness? Para-phrase Proverbs 20:6 in your own words: Is it gecng more difficult to find a faithful man today? Explain: | Page 8 DAY : an Example of Faithfulness In 2 Chronicles 29-31 we find that Hezekiah became king of Judah at age 25. He was described as a man who did what was right in the eyes of God. In the early part of his reign he: opened the doors of the temple and had them repaired. had the priests and Levites consecrate themselves and purify the temple. had a sin offering made for the na:on, the sanctuary and the people. restored the worship of the Lord in Judah. got people to bring :thes, offerings and sacrifices to the Lord at the temple. re-ins:tuted the Passover which had not been celebrated for years.

6 2 Chronicles 31:20 describes Hezekiah as "This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God." In 2 Chronicles 32 we will see how God showed Himself faithful to Hezekiah in the events that were to follow. In 2 Chronicles 32:1, what was the next situa:on to face Hezekiah as king? In verses 2-8, what did Hezekiah do to meet this crisis? Vs. 8. In what was Hezekiah placing his confidence for deliverance? In verses 9-19, what did King Sennacherib do in an a`empt to discourage Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem? | Page 9 In verse 20, what was Hezekiah's response to Sennacherib's ploy? Read Isaiah 37:36, 37 and 2 Chronicles 32:21-23. What did God do? Are you currently facing any Sennacheribs in your life? Where are you placing your trust for deliverance? Is you trust misplaced in any way?

7 Specify: Hezekiah remained faithful to the Lord under intense pressure and overwhelming circumstances. Do you see a connec:on between Hezekiah's faithfulness and his prayerfulness? Explain: How has God spoken to you about this area of faithfulness under pressure? | Page 10 How bad do your circumstances need to be for you to give up on prayer? How did the people benefit from Hezekiah's faithful trust in the Lord? | Page 11 AVA I L A B I L I T Y IntroducUon What comes to mind when you think about someone who is available? When we use this term, we are speaking about a person who gives God's ministry a high enough priority that lesser ac:vi:es are set aside to carry out ministry. It is the idea of pucng first things first. When a person is mo:vated to serve God, that person will be where he needs to be when he needs to be there.

8 We Are to be Available? It has been said that the most important ability is "availability". Read Luke 12:35-40. Why should we, His followers, be watchful or available according to this passage? What kinds of things has Christ entrusted to you as His servant? If you knew He was coming back in two weeks, what would you do to get things ready for His inspec:on? | Page 12 DAY 3 How does Psalm 123:2 exemplify the availability we are to have to the Lord? How does Luke 12:47-48 :e in with what we have been saying? Slaves or servants used to stand at the end of the table or a corner of the room, with their eyes fixed on the hand of their master, wai:ng for a sign for the next task for them to obey. They did not want to miss any of the signals he would make. In much the same way, God wants us, His servants, to be available to Him so we will not miss the signals He gives us of His will for our lives.

9 What are some ways we might look to the hand of our Master, Jesus, to discern His will for our lives? Read 1 Peter 4:10-11 - What gij have you received from the Lord for the benefit of His people? Are you faithfully using your gij to bring praise to the Lord? How? | Page 13A. Joshua with Moses In Exodus 24, the Lord called Moses to come up on Mt. Sinai to confirm His covenant with the people. The rest of the people were to stay at the base of the mountain. Read verses 13-18 and answer the following ques:ons: In Exodus 24:13, what was Joshua's rela:onship to Moses? In verse 14 what was Moses' word to the people as he and Joshua started up the mountain? What happened in verses 15 and 16 when Moses and Joshua got up on the mountain? What was the perspec:ve for the people down below according to verse 17? What happened in verse 18? How long was Moses gone? Where was Joshua all this :me?

10 What do you think he did there? | Page 14 DAY 4 What would have been on your mind at the end of the first week? 30 days? Read Exodus 33:11. What do we learn about Joshua here? How are you at wai:ng on God? If you find it difficult, what is the reason? Read the following verses and describe what became of Joshua's life: Deuteronomy 1:37, 38 Joshua 1:5 | Page 15B. Elisha with Elijah Read 1 Kings 19:21. What was Elisha's rela:onship to Elijah? Read 2 Kings 2:1-14 and answer the following ques:ons about Elisha: What was about to happen to Elijah? In verses 2, 4 and 6, what did Elijah tell Elisha to do? Why do you think he told him to do that? How did Elisha respond? Why do you think he responded that way? What do their responses say about their rela:onship? What is Elisha's request of Elijah in verse 9? What do you think he meant by this? In verse 10, Elijah states the condi:on for Elisha's request to be granted.